Oxycodone tolerance

[Tb70]

Hey guys, I've been in PM for almost 5 years. My current PM doc is very strict and by the rules kind of guy, which I don't mind since my first PM doc got shut down by the dea. My first PM doc had me on 180 mg of oxy a day and the new doc lowered me to 120 mg a day. Which was extremely hard at first but I eventually got used to it. I'm going on 3 years with current doc and am getting almost no relief anymore and when I talk to my doc about it he says sorry that's as high as he can go with my dosage. Is it normal that my tolerance is gone this fast and my relief is minimal at best for maybe a half an hour to an hour after I take my 30 mg pill? My condition is severe kyphosis and scholiosis which had led to EVERY disk in my back either bulging, partially degenerated or totally degenerated. My life now consists of almost totally being bed ridden. Oh and btw I also get 2 10 mg hydrocodone for breakthrough pain which to me almost seems like a joke. Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Tb70]

Gee thanks tuck for making me have to pull out a dictionary to see what the hell that word meant:-)  (see you got some of my old sense of humor to come back thanks)but I almost feel like I'm being treated the same way or just looking for more meds( drug seeker)? I've even got 2 brothers 1 of which is so sympathetic and tries to help as much as humanly possible and the other makes me feel like exactly like you stated. Just last week we were at a friends house watching the saints WHO DAT!!! And one of our friends whoes a nurse and has seen my films was telling me how bad she felt for me and under his breath(my unsympathetic brother) said oh yea he's got it so bad laying in his bed all day staying all loaded on pain meds. Poor guys got it so bad give me a freaking break. I couldn't tell you the last time I felt any type of "buzz or high" from my meds as I'm sure y'all are all aware. Man it makes me so mad! I really appreciate all of you reading my ridiculously long posts and constant rants but in this situation that I'm in it feels so good to be able to talk to others in my situation. I've been holding all this stuff in for so many years.

Sorry everyone
Thanks
Tommy

[Tb70]

Omg you couldn't imagine how depressing it is up there. I was the crazy fire builder always trying to make the fire bigger and bigger all the while sitting with my group of best friends (for close to 30 year so) and getting stupid drunk. Obviously my drinking days are done and idk it's just really depressing siting around watching them having so much fun while I lay across the seat of my golf cart in a silent stupor thinking about how fun this used to be. I always am the first one to bed and just lay there crying thinking how pathetic my life has become.

[Tb70]

Thanks tuck!! For whatever reason it does make me feel better knowing that I'm not alone through this. Thanks to everyone posting!! From the bottom of my heart thank you!

[Tb70]

Oh and as far as my Mri taking so long, I felt so bad for the X-ray tech. She had been doing her job for almost 15 years and said she hadn't had an mri come close to lasting as long as mine did. I think I mentioned earlier about my severe kyphosis( schermans disease, sorry spelling) but in order to get a good film they forced me to straighten up my spine as good as possible because it was on open mri machine and I kept blacking out due to the pain and would have to start over so as you could imagine my 45 minutes turned into an almost 4 hour trip to hell. I was heavily medicated but it made absolutely no difference. It was pretty ridiculous.

[Tb70]

Omg do a quick research on dr joseph mogan. It was beyond prescribing to many meds by far but at the end he was prescribing me 5 30 mg roxycodone per day with 2 10 mg hydro for breakthrough. I guess this would help explain my severe apprehension towards finding another pm doc. I'm pretty sure this guy won't get shut down by the dea/mafia.

[Tuckamore]

Good to see you. I agree with you. That said my experience with a pain psychologist was not good.

Early on in my CP journey this professional woman (I use that term loosely) labeled me a Malingerer - after a 40 minute "evaluation"  -  I almost lost it!!  Not only did I have multiple pain producing issues I had two undiagnosed conditions - one was DX the next week - the other took ten years!  It's difficult to be believed when you have that label hanging over your head.

Following that I luckily had three physicians that backed me. They each said to refer anyone I consulted in the future to their notes - each dismissed the DX of a Malingerer.

You are blessed to have a great pain psychologist. It's not true for all of us. However I'm hopefully that my experience was not the rule. I avoid that referral at all costs due to my experience.